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iPod® and iPhone® lovers — here's the receiver for you

Dual designed the XML8150 digital media receiver with an integrated flip-out dock that provides a direct connection and mount for your iPhone® or iPod®. You can adjust the mount for vertical or horizontal orientation of your device, whatever works best with the layout of your dashboard. You can use the controls on the receiver or your iPod to access your tunes, and the receiver dock keeps your device charged as you drive, too.

Even more ways to play your tunes

The XML8150 won't play CDs, but you sure won't be at a loss for entertainment. You can use the receiver's front-panel auxiliary input to connect a Dock & Play satellite radio, an MP3 player, or other audio source. You can also use the USB input or SD card slot to play back music files — it's like having a CD changer built into the player.

Built-in Bluetooth®

It's time to quit fumbling for your phone when you're driving, as this Dual offers hands-free calling with any compatible phone. When a call comes in, the XML8150 mutes your music, while you conduct your conversation over your vehicle's speakers. If you've got music stored on your mobile device, you'll appreciate how Bluetooth audio streaming lets you listen to your favorite music without plugging in your phone.

Your system, your sound

This Dual's sound controls are a definite step up from most factory systems. The 3-band parametric equalizer lets you adjust the levels and slope of specific frequencies, making it easy to custom tune the audio output to your liking. If you like a one-button approach, select from one of the seven preset EQ curves. Three sets of preamp outputs simplify hooking up amps, and you can even control the level of bass with the subwoofer level control.

Want to keep your car's steering wheel audio controls?
In most vehicles, you can use an adapter (not included) to connect your vehicle's steering wheel controls to this Dual stereo. Connect a few wires, then program the adapter for your particular car and the Dual, and you'll retain the convenience of your steering wheel controls.

Other features and specs:

Why replace your factory radio?

Two good reasons - sound quality and cool features. A new car stereo offers power that's superior to most factory radios, along with more sophisticated tone controls. And most car stereos offer built-in or optional features that add safety and fun to life in your car, including inputs for your iPod or MP3 player, Bluetooth connectivity for hands-free cell phone calls, satellite radio or HD Radio reception, and connections for building an audio system in your car.

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Perfect

Perfect stereo and for the money you cannot beat it. There aren't an overwhelming number of features to get confused with and it "just works." Installed this myself in a couple of hours and haven't had any problems with it so far. The iPhone dock seems a bit flimsy but I have another dock that sits in a much better position in my car so I don't use it.

Pros:Inexpensive, Bluetooth calling AND audio with iPhone 4S, read the cons on how to setup BT audio though.

Cons:It doesn't say in the instructions how to get Bluetooth audio to work with the player. For a few weeks I was disappointed that it wouldn't stream audio from my iPhone 4S via Bluetooth but then I accidentally found the answer. All you need to do is hit the "Play" button in BT mode and then the receiver will display "Audio Stream." Took a while to figure out, wish it was specified in the instruction manual!

Dual XML8150

The Dual XML8150 is a great unit that is easy to install, come with excellent "do it yourself" lierature and has great versatility. The quality is great and the input options as well as "hands free" phone use are above expectation.

Great receiver for price

I was looking for an inexpensive radio for my old truck that would work with my iPod instead of having a CD or cassette. This Dual receiver filled the bill and more. It also has a really good bluetooth interface with an included microphone that works well with my iPhone. My wife says I sound clearer using the bluetooth with the sun-visor mounted microphone than when I use my phone by itself! The iPod dock looks a little weird but it works great - or I can connect the iPod with a cable to the USB connection on the front face. The SD card slot inside is another feature that is an excellent "extra" as far as what I expected to find. I had some trouble at first when I copied a number of albums to an SD card. I copied the albums each to their own file folder and only the first one would play. I had to move all the songs to the root file for the receiver to play through the full list. Not the best solution, but it works.

Pretty good sound

The Dual XML8150 has quite good sound and of course if a very good value. I don't think it is particularly intuitive in use but reading the instructions helps! Unfortunately the wiring harness provided (at a cost) for my old Mercedes 300D Turbo was not particularly helpful. The 300D runs its four speakers through a fader and connects its grounds prior to connection to the fader. Only a right and left positive/negative run from the fader to the OEM unit. To connect the Dual required bypassing the fader, finding the individual grounds and matching to parts of the harness. This would be true of any aftermarket unit I think.

Pros:Good sound, inexpensive, fairly easy indash install prompt delivery and quick response to my question about whereabouts of wiring harness (it was stuck under a box flap under the peanuts).

Great buy for the money

Great buy, but I found that not all USB sticks work well with the device. Sound quality is good and it was fun using Bluetooth to link my Blackberry for calls. It worked well, and I priced the radio on the web for over $120, so the value was exceptional..

Dual XML8150

I needed to add Ipod connectivity to my 03 Jeep Liberty. I purchased an adapter through ebay, only to find out that it was not compatible. I then realized I could get a new head unit from Crutchfield, with all accessories for installation (included for free) for the same price. It turned out great, now am I not only able to make handsfree calls through my speakers with bluetooth, but I am also able to control Pandora through the head unit or remote - without having to mess with the Ipod and take my eyes off the road. I haven't used the dock yet, as I don't want to prematurely wear it out, although the usb port works great. Thanks Crutchfield, it's been a while since I last ordered something from you guys, although now that I am reminded of your great deals and service - I will be coming back to complete my stereo system!

Pros:Safe way to listen to your iPod/Pandora and make calls while driving
Easy to set up and operate

Cons:Some buttons could be a little larger
It had frozen a couple of times, although I think it was Pandora's fault

Buzzes

When I charge my phone and I'm playig music through the aux chord the speakers play a buzzing sound. The USB doesn't charge my phone and I can't play music through it. It also produces a buzzing noise. The buttons are small. It's less than I expected.

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Well it took me three days to figure out the bluetooth function but it is very easy once you are familiar with it. Sound quality much more than expected for the price. I dont have iphone ipod or any apple products . I stream pandora from my galaxy. My biggest deciding factor was the phone option. So much better than using my speaker phone. It did reset once like the battery was diconnected but only once. Time will tell

Pros:Bluetooth,sound quality,price,price,and price

Cons:Instructions left out very important parts about how to stream music. After pairing you need to hit the #4 play pause button . That drove me nuts

Great for Three Weeks

Written By Max G, Honolulu, HI on Friday, May 24, 2013

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This unit was pretty great, especially for the price. However, after about three weeks of use, the built-in iPod dock quit on me completely. I can still use the USB jack for that purpose, but now need to buy some kind of mount for my phone. Also, it would never sync contacts over Bluetooth, don't know why. Looking to probably replace the unit.

Nice features

I'm sure I would give this a better rating is all the items I needed had arrived in one shipment. Sadly, there was no check list to realize one of the hardnesses was missing and a set of conflicting instructions about whether should have been one. This made wiring a mess. Tech support was helpful and got me back on track and sent the missing parts. I think I'll lke it but, currently still getting station fade and occasional static.

Good Bluetooth Radio

The XLM8150 fit the standard mounting bracket on my Camry. Installation was a snap. I clipped the wired microphone on the visor. The noise cancellation is great. My iPhone works great with this radio. The sound quality may not be the best but it is a good radio for a great price. I use the Bluetooth streaming a lot.

Pros:Bluetooth hands free for the iPhone works good.
The Bluetooth streaming also works good.

Cons:The iPhone dock seems a little flimsy but so far it has held up. I really don't use it that much.

where can youget a bluetooth streamng music radio

Everything works as it described. I was looking for an entry level Bluetooth to streaming music and navigation audio at from my iPhone. It works extremely fine in my 1993 Nissan Quest factory speakers. Perfectly fit.

Pros:It is a best value for an entry level Bluetooth radio. Installation was easy, Knowledge Base on website answered my troubled issue with the power antenna.

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Great value and equally good sound. Installed in a 2002 Nissan Sentra with no problem. The reciver faceplate does not allow the reciver door to hinge downward. Cant seem to find a quick fix for this.

Pros:Great value. Good sound with factory speakers, will probably upgrade those next so sound should be even better. Tons of features for bluetooth connectvity, ipod and handsfree phone. Fairly simple to integrate phones and ipods to receiver. Wish th mic was a tad bit smaller.

Cons:Dock arm is a bit flimsy. The in-dash kit does not allow the receiver face to hinge downward. Thats a bit of a problem.

Good product

The stereo is fairly easy to use. The user friendly aspect could be improved. Every great once in a while the system freezes and you need to restart it. Other than that, it's a pretty stereo for the price!

Pros:-Good for the price
-Simple in a good way but not simplistic
-Sound quality is fair
-Reliable

XML8150

I was attracted by price and technology features (circa 2012 okay with me). Installation was not too difficult with the separately purchased wiring harness. Mechanical connections would have been easier but I soldered all the wires to the harness for reliability. Upon installation I was "blown away" after turning it on by the high volume default setting. That was the only major negative. (See Cons.) Luckily, no harm done and I am enjoying the USB and iPhone features that I was seeking. Though an iPone 5 does not fit into the integrated dock, I am just fine with the BlueTooth streaming interface. It brought my 2000 Honda Insight into the iPhone era. I currently have an older iPod Nano in "the dock" and use BlueTooth interface for my iPhone 5.

Cons:Factory set "Programmable Turn-on volume" to 99 in a range of 1 to 49!!! Default was supposed to be OFF! After installation I turned it on and nearly blew the speakers in my car! Took five power-on attempts to figure out and fix the problem. Know how to "Mute!" Hardware workmanship is not the highest quality, but all within tolerances. Control head not the most intuitive, but don't expect more for this price!

Wonderful Media Player

This is a very good media player. It syncs to my iPhone without any issues. The call quality was better than I expected. Bluetooth works great, the usb media works great, even the iPod dock is great. The sd card slot work fine if there is not many songs on it, but if you have 500 songs or so, it takes forever to load. Overall though, it works great and I would buy another and recommend to friends.

Great Product and Value for the Money

I was bait concerned by other reviewers that buttons were too small and it was complicated to configure.. and the iPhone/iPod cradle was not designed well, but was pleasantly surprised to find the unit exceeded all my expectations and is an incredible value and performs well. I installed in my Ford work pickup, and having the ability to securely cradle the phone so that it is always in a secure place and accessible, was a plus. My only criticism is that the Bluetooth microphone does not seem to have a gain and/or background filtering adjustment

Pros:Great value and functions

Cons:Does not have Bluetooth notice canceling or gain adjustment features

All worked well... except bluetooth audio streaming

This stereo was easy to install with the instructions provided by Crutchfield. The radio worked well, my iPhone 4S played well with the stereo via a 30-pin cable, and the sound quality was fine when I made phone calls via Bluetooth.

I wasn't able to stream music via Bluetooth. Except for that problem, I'd recommend this stereo. The other reviewers didn't have that problem so it might have been a defect in the unit I received.

Should have installed a brick instead of this Dual 1850...

Written By Stan, Beacon Falls, CT on Saturday, May 04, 2013

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At least if I installed a brick I would not have been disappointed when it failed to play music. I replaced my stock 1999 Mercury Mountaineer with this lemon. The radio reception is horrible. I get static for nearby stations that I had perfect reception on the stock unit. But I could plug my iPhone in and play music through that right? WRONG! It resets randomly with the phone plugged in. The bluetooth functionality is non existent. The unit locks up while driving along and requires pulling over and turning the car off and back on to reset it. Kind of a bummer on long drives.

I'm off to buy a nice red brick to replace this Dual XML8150. At least it will function as advertised...

Dual is a great starter deck

Written By Stupac, Redmond, Oregon on Sunday, April 21, 2013

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I have a similar deck from Dual that I put into my 2000 4Runner. It made a huge improvement over the stock deck. Came with Bluetooth for hands-free talk, and audio streaming. I listen to music all the time with it. The audio quality on Bluetooth is almost as good as a cd or 3.5mm jack, but I can tell that the audio loses a bit of quality on the high end. It's okay, though, because its hardly noticeable, and the average listen most likely wouldn't know the difference.

Pros:Bluetooth, 3.5mm jack, and great improvement over most stock systems.

Cons:I've noticed that the Bluetooth loses some audio quality on the higher end of the sound spectrum.

overall a very good deck with lots of connectivity options

the best thing about this receiver is the multitude of connectivity options. USB, SD, bluetooth, aux and the dedicated dock. and the price sweetens it even more. it has all the expected RCA outputs so you can hook it up to an external amplifier like i have. my only potential gripe is that sometimes the unit freezes on me and i have to use a paper clip to hit the reset button on the face of the receiver. it could be my phone causing the crash, as it is jailbroken, so im not gonna ding the receiver too much on this review. id give it 4.5 stars if i could.

Pros:connectivity, price, sound quality

Cons:crashes every once in a while (could be my iphone, though), kinda plasticky

Great Value

Written By John Van, Raleigh, NC on Sunday, December 16, 2012

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I bought this for the Bluetooth capability and found it to work well with my iPhone 4S. I have not had a chance to try a phone call on it, but I don't do a lot of telephoning when driving any. I mostly wanted it to have a decent receiver, amp, USB and streaming capacity.

Awesome for the price!

I've had nothing but luck with dual receivers in the past, so when my old one finally wore out i had no worries buying another. this unit has everything it says it does and then some. the settings are a little tricky at first but once you play with the settings once or ttwice you"ll figure it out.

Great Deal!

Written By mbbaber, Richmond, VA on Sunday, December 09, 2012

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I was going to get an Iphone 5 until I got this stereo. At the price if you don't care about the lack of a CD player and you have an iPhone 4 or 4S, then buy this immediately. I plan to get an iPhone 5 eventually, but for now I'm enjoying this Dual.

good for the price

the radio works well so far, only problem was it did freeze once requiring me to use the small reset button on the front. Since then have enjoyed very much,

Pros:sounds very well, clear and loud.

Cons:radio tuner could be better but, for the price you get EXACTLY what you pay for, instructions could be written better, have to use try and error method to solve some issues,
like making the microphone volume louder.

Great Deal

Pretty darn good unit for the money! For a total of 100.00 I spent it improved my factory Bose in my 1999 Maxima drastically. Everything works as advertised, streams Pandora with my Android, USB controls pretty good. My 13 year old Bose speakers with this HU sound vastly superior than the Mach 500 in my 2012 Mustang GT Premium says allot. I have not tried the phone and do not really car how well it works.

Good for the Price

For the price it is great. As a tuner it does a fantastic job. With the thumb drive it is mostly good, it sometimes skips like it was a dirty CD, but for the money I can live with that. The Bluetooth works great for phone calls, but the it does not seem to recognize the phone when in navigation mode, or for MP3s on the phone, once again nothing I can't live with for the price I did not buy the stereo for those purposes.

Pros:Inexpensive, Bluetooth for phone calls is awesome, works well with thumb drive

Cons:Acts up at times, thumb drive skips, and Bluetooth only seems to work for phone calls.

Excellent

Very satisfied with this unit. For the price you couldn't ask for a better one. Just a quick note to anyone having problems with streaming audio via Bluetooth...when you change the mode to Bluetooth...you then have to push the radio station memory button with the play/pause symbol above it, the display will then read "audio stream" then you're good to go. I couldn't find anywhere in the manual where it said to do this. Just got lucky and pressed it. Hope it helps anyone having problems.

Great Dock, otherwise look elsewhere

Written By Bob, Ashland, NE on Wednesday, October 10, 2012

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The integrated dock arm is a great concept. The system lacks in execution, though, with problems in system stability; it turns on and off randomly. The user reviews on another website confirm that this is not a rare phenomenon. As much as I want to like it, I would stay away.

Pros:The dock arm is just a great idea. There's nothing else like it on the market.

Cons:System stability, and though this is a general criticism of practically all aftermarket headunits, it just doesn't look like it belongs in a car dash.

5-stars for sure

For the money this stereo is near impossible to beat. For twice the money, you might find a better stereo, but find one that looks cooler, I don't think so. The pop-out ipod/iphone holder is the ultimate (of course, this is just for now, with the new iphone 5 and it's new connector) The stereo itself has all the features and functions you need, and the bluetooth connection is great for phone calls in the car.

Good receiver for the money

Works great and has features that more expensive units have. Face plate folds down to expose a fold out flexible arm that has an end that can swivel to orient the ipod in either vertical or horizontal orientation. If your unit is recessed into your dash, you may not be able to extend the arm out of the way of the faceplate enough to close it. I have a Tahoe and I barely have enough room. The bluetooth works great and comes with an external microphone that can be positioned to pick up your voice very clearly. Much better than my Sony in my other vehicle. Good sound quality when using the ipod. Radio is average. Overall, a very good value.

Still not sure its OK

Not 100% sure about this unit yet. I installed it and it ran fine for one day. However the next time I tried to use it in my car it would not respond to either remote or faceplate buttons. I had to finally disconnect the jack on the back, and reconnect it to get it to wake up again.

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USB/SD-Card Playback

USB Port: The Dual XML8150 is equipped with a front-panel
USB (type-A) port for playback of MP3, WMA, and AAC files stored on a USB mass storage
device. The unit's USB port will also charge your USB device during connection.

SD-Card Slot: The Dual XML8150 is equipped with hidden
SD-card slot (behind the fold-down front-panel) for playback of MP3, WMA, and AAC
files stored on a SD/SDHC memory card (up to 32GB).

Playback Controls: The XML8150 offers the following playback features
for MP3/WMA/AAC files stored on your USB (MSC) device or SD memory card.

File/Folder Search: This search function allows
navigation through compressed music files' folders to find a specific file
or for playback.

Repeat: You can repeat a single track or specific
folder.

Random: You can shuffle the playback order of all your
songs or only the songs in a specific folder.

Intro Scan: You can scan the first 10 seconds of each
track or the first 10 seconds of each track in a folder.

MP3/WMA/AAC Compatibility Chart: The MP3/WMA/AAC files stored on
your USB mass storage device and SD/SDHC memory must meet the following
requirements for proper playback on the XML8150.